Golden Garden Designer Specialty Acetate

Beautiful Butterflies

March 28, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Happy Sunday!

How about some gorgeous cards?

Right?!?!

I am offering this as a Class To-Go and have a few kit lefts! I know, I am quite surprised myself! Shoot me an email if you’re interested.

As you know, I am in love with these butterflies from the Brilliant Wings Dies! So I have been making, and making, and making, using them.

These cards are probably my favorite!

Each of the three tall ones use the same size pieces.

I used the same color scheme for these with the Love You Always 12″ x 12″ Specialty Designer Series Paper.

As you can see I added the Love You Always Foil for the butterflies. Gorgeous!

For this pair, I use the Golden Garden Designer Specialty Acetate using both sides, one is gold, the other silver.

For these butterflies, I used gold or silver foil.

The whole set is simply stunning!

For the sentiments, I chose light and airy sentiments from the Queen Anne’s Lace stamp set.

So what do you think? Beautiful cards, right!?!?!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Queen Anne’s Lace
Dies / Embossing – Brilliant Wings Dies
Card Stock – Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand, Rococo Rose, Blushing Bride, Love You Always Foil, Vellum, Soft Sea Foam, Pool Party. Gold Foil, Silver Foil, Pearlescent Specialty
Ink – Black Memento
DSP – Love You Always, Golden Garden
Punches – 2 1/4″ Circle*

Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Easter Card

March 20, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop!

Our theme this week features a, Easter card!

Perfect time to get some great ideas and get those cards created and in the mail!

Of course, you knew what I’d go with! (Whisper voice, the Brilliant Wings Dies, lol!)

Isn’t this stunning? Well, it was stunningly easy!!!!

I started with this Golden Garden Designer Specialty Acetate –

It is soo pretty! And, just look at my card, the back side is silver!

I added the strip of So saffron onto my soon-to-retire Purple Posy card base. Right above, I used a strip of Tear & Tape Adhesive to adhere the acetate to the front of the card without it showing.

On top of the acetate, I placed this Purple 3/8″ Tri-Color Ribbon to cover any visible Tear & Tape.

The sentiment is from the Springtime Joy stamp set, punched using the Timeless Label Punch.

And, yes, the show stopper is this gorgeous butterfly from the Brilliant Wings Dies. I have featured it all week! It is done in So Saffron and Silver Foil.

A perfect focal point to go with the sentiment.

I’d love to read what you think before heading to Debbie Henderson, or Cindy Elam. I bet they have some great Easter cards to inspire us!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Springtime Joy
Dies / Embossing – Brilliant Wings Dies
Card Stock – Purple Posy, So Saffron, Very Vanilla, Silver Foil
Ink – Highland Heather
DSP – Golden Garden Designer Specialty Acetate
Punches – Timeless Label
Other – Purple 3/8″ Tri-Color Ribbon, Tear & Tape

Approaching Perfection

February 25, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge and last few days of Sale-a-bration!

Here is our newest color challenge –

Nice, fresh spring colors!

Here is how I used them –

I started with scraps in the colors for the sketch! I placed the different size strips on a Very Vanilla base.

I added a piece of the gorgeous Golden Garden Designer Specialty Acetate over the top of the strips. Look how nice –

To adhere it, I used a strip of Tear & Tape along the top card stock strip. To hide that, I added the pretty Gold 3/8″ Metallic Edge Ribbon and tied it in a bow.

The sentiment is funny. Approaching Perfection. It is a Sale-a-bration option too.

Super cute sentiments for a variety of birthdays!

Check out the Design Team creations on our Create with Connie and Mary blog. A Lot of great cards to see.

Create a card using our challenge and you can post it on our Facebook page.

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Approaching Perfection
Card Stock – Very Vanilla, Just Jade, Seaside Spray, Highland Heather
Ink – Gorgeous Grape
DSP – Golden Garden Designer Specialty Acetate
Other – Gold 3/8″ Metallic Edge Ribbon

Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite New Designer Paper

February 13, 2021 · 2 Comments

Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop!

Our theme this week features our favorite new Designer Series Papers, aka, pattern paper!

Well, this was a tough one as there are some nice papers in this mini catalog!

I chose the Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper –

And the Golden Garden Designer Specialty Acetate because it coordinates with it quite nicely –

I created these two beautiful cards to show off this beautiful combination –

Not only does this card show off the lovely papers, it is also creative fold too!

For instance on this card, this is the front.

Open the two flaps to reveal this –

Gorgeous, right??

The base on this card is 6 1/4″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 1″ and 5 1/4″.

Both Designer Series Paper and acetate, are 4″ x 5 1/4″. The center Very Vanilla piece is 3 3/4″ x 5″.

Here is the second card I created and the process –

This card base is 7 1/2″ x 4 1/4″, scored at 1″ and 6 1/2″.

Both Designer Series Paper and acetate are 5 1/4″ x 4.

I added the Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper to right side first –

Then, I carefully placed the acetate over the floral pattern for placement. I added the Tear & Tape to adhere it on the left.

And that is how I basically created this Double Flap Fold!

These pictures just don’t do these cards justice!

What do you think?

Go forward to see what the others favorite Designer Series Papers are, next, Debbie Henderson, and back, to Cindy Elam. I know they’ll have some great projects to inspire us!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Art Gallery
Card Stock – Petal Pink, Very Vanilla
Ink – Early Espresso
DSP – Fine Art Floral, Golden Garden Designer Specialty Acetate
Other – Gold 1/4″ Shimmer Ribbon